Ashburnam iron furnace site
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.92856, 0.39699
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Brambling and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Brambling and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Brambling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Brambling, Blue Tit, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm · last seen 2023
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pendulous Sedge, Dyer's Greenweed, Ash +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
1066 Country WalkWalking route50 km▾
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Battle Schools Greenway (ESCC Cycle Route 100)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lakehurst Lanebridleway · 490 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Lakehurst Lanebridleway · 36 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
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